king of defenders

Chapter 907 The Quality of the Finals Team
The Warriors' lineup is stronger than offense, but weaker than defense. Their defense has two weaknesses. The first is the inside line, which is also well known. The second point is Curry. Curry is the top in the league on the offensive end, but On the defensive end, it was worse.

Of course, it's not that Curry's defense is particularly bad, but compared to teammates such as Thompson, Green, Durant, and Iguodala, Curry's defense is relatively weak and easy to be targeted by opponents.

For example, now, Curry and Wade are facing each other. Wade is directly singles Curry. Others dare not easily come to help defend, because the Warriors' defense itself has the problem of not being strong enough inside, and the outside players are pulled too much. Open, Wade and Curry are on the left, Meng Yun and Luol Deng are on the right. If Thompson and Durant run to help Curry defend, once Wade points the ball to the right, they will be too late Come back to the right.

Especially Meng Yun, he absolutely dare not let it go.

And the inside players did not dare to go to help defend, because the Warriors' inside line itself is not strong enough. The inside line propped up by Pachulia and Green is a bit difficult to face Whiteside and Monroe. If there is another person to help When Curry assists in defense, the inside will become a loophole, even more deadly than Curry facing Wade one-on-one.

Therefore, the Warriors did not assist in defense. After all, Wade is only 193 cm tall, and Curry is 191 cm. Moreover, Wade is over [-] years old. Curry is much better against him than against Meng Yun.

Wade continued to dribble the ball under his crotch, then suddenly changed direction and accelerated.

Curry retreated and got stuck first, but Wade was not fast, and the two stuck together and began to wrestle.

Now Curry couldn't take it anymore.

In terms of speed, the "Old Flash" is no faster than Curry, and it is difficult to pass Curry by speed, but in terms of strength, Curry is no match for Wade.

"This is experience." McGrady praised: "Although Wade is not as fast as Meng, nor as tall as him, it is not easy for Curry to guard against him."

"Of course." Yao Ming said with a smile: "Although Wade is over [-] years old, he is still very strong. In fact, the strategies of both sides are very correct. Coach Kerr must have emphasized 'shooting three-pointers'. Once their three-pointers are missed, the Heat's defense will be chaotic, and Curry can be liberated at that time. And the Heat are also very clear, it is aimed at the Warriors Defensive weakness."

McGrady nodded. Although the game had just started, he could already see a lot of things.

At least from the arrangement of the coaches to the execution of the players, everything is very organized and very clear. After all, it is a team that has reached the finals. If it doesn't even have this quality, the nba championship is worthless.

Of course, ordinary people may not see these things.

"brush!"

With a soft sound, Wade pushed Curry away, and then scored the ball.

Curry is expressionless, but Coach Cole on the sidelines is a little helpless. Sure enough, the Heat are not easy to deal with. They were also targeted by the Cavaliers when they played against the Cavaliers. Now the Heat are trying to follow suit, but it works.

The game continues.
The Heat mainly defend the three-pointer, and the offensive end attacks Curry's point and the inside line, combining the two.The Warriors played against Thompson and Durant. The reason why the Warriors lost against the Cavaliers last season was that Barnes was not good enough at small forward. If the position is not well played, the problem is too big.

What's more, the Cavaliers have James at the small forward position. It's not surprising that the Warriors lost to the Cavaliers.

But now that the Warriors have Durant at the small forward position, the situation is naturally different.

Wade played Curry in consecutive singles. Under the conscious defense of the Heat, Thompson failed to open a three-pointer, but Durant was completely defeated by the Heat at this point. Luol Deng couldn't stop Durant, and then replaced him. The same is true for Green. Luol Deng couldn't keep up with Durant's footsteps. Green was a bit short in height. In short, he couldn't stop Durant.

As a result, the Heat are at a disadvantage.

"beep"

The Heat requested a timeout.

The players gathered around coach Spoelstra, and Spoelstra spread out the tactical board, while sketching, he said: "We have succeeded in defending the opponent's three-pointer, but Durant is very troublesome. It couldn’t be prevented.”

Luol Deng and Green smiled wryly at the acquaintance, not because they didn't want to defend well, but because they couldn't help it.

Durant's official height is 206 cm, but in fact he is at least 209 cm, and may even exceed 210 cm. His wingspan is also surprisingly long, and he moves quickly, has excellent skills, and shoots very well. There is no chance of attacking dead ends. It is a "scoring machine", not inferior to James, how could Luol Deng and Green be able to defend against it?
"Coach, how about?" Meng Yun said.

Before he finished speaking, Spoelstra raised his hand to interrupt: "No, you still continue to defend Curry, although it might be better for you to defend Durant, but Curry can't play this point. "

Meng Yun bowed his head, yes, what would Curry do if he went to defend Durant himself?Who can stop Curry?Wade can't do it, he can't keep up with his footsteps, and neither can others. If you don't have enough height and mobility to defend against Curry, you will either be unable to prevent his breakthrough or his three-pointers.

Spoelstra said: "A team like the Warriors has too many scoring points. Durant, Curry, Thompson, and even others. It is impossible to completely guard against them. We must have a Focus, trade-offs, focus on that. Now we focus on the opponent's three-point shooting."

Everyone nodded in unison.

The Warriors' three-pointers are very sharp. They are good at three-pointers and also rely on three-pointers. For example, last season, it was because the Warriors relied too much on three-pointers. When Curry and Thompson were strictly guarded by the Cavaliers, Barnes The outside three-pointer was too late to shoot, so in the end the Warriors lost to the Cavaliers and the championship.

This season, the Warriors hired Durant to solve this problem. The previous Warriors relied too much on three-pointers, or too much on Curry and Thompson. Once the two of them were restricted, no one else could stand up and score.Or when Curry and Thompson's three-pointers are not there, the Warriors can't find a good way to attack.

Durant's personal singles ability and strong attack ability, he can not only shoot three-pointers, but also takes advantage of mid-range shooting by virtue of his height advantage, and also has a strong breakthrough ability. Curry and Thompson are not in good condition. Durant is the best answer when the shot cannot be opened and the situation cannot be opened.

For the Heat, if they focus on defending Durant, it will be difficult to limit Curry and Thompson. If they focus on defending Curry and Thompson and limit the opponent's three-pointers, it will be difficult to prevent Durant.

So there must be a trade-off, and Spoelstra chose to focus on three-pointers!
(End of this chapter)